Latest Derivatives News

In this round-up, RMB-denominated oil futures are to be open to foreign investors in China, the Brics-backed New Development Bank is to issue its first loan in RMB, and GF International has launched the first ETF based on the MSCI China A International Index in Asia.

Credit default swaps referencing Brazil hit their widest levels of the year this week, with the continuing crash in commodities weighing heavily on those names most exposed and adding to a raft of other woes for the country.

One area of European credit not reflecting the global market's more bearish tone this week was iTraxx options trading, where traders reported plenty of demand among participants to sell volatility even as spreads continued to widen.

Problems in Chinese and emerging market economies have become the biggest fear for credit investors for the rest of 2015, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s July Credit Investor Survey — having not featured at all as a concern in the bank’s May poll.